Áine MacNamara
Dr
In January 2020 I joined the School of Health and Human Performance at DCU as an Associate Professor in Elite Performance.
I am the Chair of the Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance (Sport) - a four year part-time, blended learning programme, comprising both research and taught elements aimed at practitioners from across performance domains. The aim of the Professional Doctorate is to enable candidates to embed their learning and research within their own professional practice and ensure that the acquired knowledge and understanding gained through the research journey then be integrated directly into the organisations and systems in which they work.
Research
Currently my research programme is focused on the broad area of talent development processes across performance domains. Although
primarily developed in sport, the research has and will continue to examine
these processes across multiple domains and at various levels of participation
– excellence in its broadest sense from elite levels of performance through to
participation.
Book
Book Chapter
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Williams, G.G.; MacNamara, Á. (2022) 'Challenge is in the eye of the beholder: Exploring young athlete’s experience of challenges on the talent pathway'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, 40 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Curran, O.; Passmore, D.; MacNamara, Á. (2022) 'Singing off the same hymn sheet? Examining coherence in a talent development pathway (part 2)'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, 40 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Liam Sweeney, Áine MacNamara, Dan Horan (2022) 'The Irish Football Player Pathway: Examining Stakeholder Coherence Throughout and Across the Player Development System'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 4 . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Curran, O; Neville, RD; Passmore, D; MacNamara, Á (2021) 'Variability in locomotor activity in a female junior international hockey team'. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25 (7). [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Sweeney, L.; Horan, D.; MacNamara, Á. (2021) 'Premature Professionalisation or Early Engagement? Examining Practise in Football Player Pathways'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 3 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Coulter, M.; Britton, Ú.; MacNamara, Á.; Manninen, M.; McGrane, B.; Belton, S. (2023) 'PE at Home: keeping the ‘E’ in PE while home-schooling during a pandemic'. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 28 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Curran, O.; MacNamara, Á.; Passmore, D. (2021) 'Singing off the same hymn sheet? Examining coherence in a talent development pathway (part 1)'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, 39 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Williams, G.G.; Macnamara, Á. (2021) 'Coaching on the Talent Pathway: Understanding the Influence of Developmental Experiences on Coaching Philosophy'. International Sport Coaching Journal, 8 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Stoszkowski, J.; Collins, D.; Hodgkinson, A.; Macnamara, Á. (2021) '“Opinion and Fact, Perspective and Truth”: Seeking Truthfulness and Integrity in Coaching and Coach Education'. International Sport Coaching Journal, 8 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Lebrun, F.; Collins, D.; MacNamara, À.; Rodgers, S. (2020) 'Supporting young elite athletes with mental health issues: coaches’ experience and their perceived role'. Sport Psychologist, 34 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Wragg, N, Stoszkowski, J., & MacNamara, A. (2020) 'The Absurdity of Aspiration within Further Education in England: Where Much is Said but Little is Done'. Journal of Education Policy, . | |
| 2020 | Lebrun, F., MacNamara, À., Collins, D., & Rodgers, S. (2020) 'Supporting Young Elite Athletes With Mental Health Issues: Coaches’ Experience and Their Perceived Role'. THE SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST, . | |
| 2020 | Williams, G., & MacNamara, Á. (2020) '“I Didn't Make It, but…”: Deselected Athletes' Experiences of the Talent Development Pathway'. Frontiers, . | |
| 2020 | Williams, G.; MacNamara, Á. (2020) '“I Didn't Make It, but…”: Deselected Athletes' Experiences of the Talent Development Pathway'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 2 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Collins, Dave and MacNamara, \'Aine and Cruickshank, Andrew (2019) 'Research and practice in talent identification and development—Some thoughts on the state of play'. 31 (3):340-351. | |
| 2019 | Hill A; MacNamara Á; Collins D; (2019) 'Development and initial validation of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire version 2 (PCDEQ2)'. European Journal Of Sport Science, 19 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Orlaith Curran, Aine MacNamara, David Passmore (2019) 'What about the Girls? Exploring the Gender Data Gap in Talent Development'. Frontiers, . | |
| 2019 | Lebrun F.; Macnamara Á.; Collins D.; Rodgers S. (2019) 'Elite athletes coping with depression: A qualitative study'. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 13 (3):351-373. [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Lebrun F; MacNamara À; Rodgers S; Collins D; (2018) 'Learning From Elite Athletes' Experience of Depression'. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Spence S.; MacNamara A. (2018) 'The state of play: how commensurate are BTECs and A-levels in sport and physical education'. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 23 (2):231-248. [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Pecen E; Collins DJ; MacNamara Á; (2018) 'It's Your Problem. Deal with It. Performers' Experiences of Psychological Challenges in Music'. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 . [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Collins D.; MacNamara Á. (2017) 'Much Ado about…? A response to Hardy et al'. Progress in Brain Research, 232 :149-154. [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Giblin S; Collins DJ; Button C; MacNamara A; (2017) 'Practical precursors to reconsidering objective for physical activity in physical education'. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 51 (21). [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Collins DJ; Macnamara A; (2017) 'Making Champs and Super-Champs-Current Views, Contradictions, and Future Directions'. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 . [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Collins D; MacNamara Á; (2017) 'Much Ado about…? A response to Hardy et al'. Progress in Brain Research, 232 . [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Pecen E.; Collins D.; MacNamara Á. (2016) 'Music of the night: Performance practitioner considerations for enhancement work in music'. Sport, Exercise, And Performance Psychology, 5 (4):377-395. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Collins DJ; Macnamara A; McCarthy N; (2016) 'Putting the Bumps in the Rocky Road: Optimizing the Pathway to Excellence'. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Hill A.; MacNamara á.; Collins D. (2015) 'Psychobehaviorally based features of effective talent development in rugby union: A coach's perspective'. Sport Psychologist, 29 (3):201-212. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | MacNamara Á; Collins D; Giblin S; (2015) 'Just let them play? Deliberate preparation as the most appropriate foundation for lifelong physical activity'. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Hill A; MacNamara Á; Collins D; Rodgers S; (2015) 'Examining the Role of Mental Health and Clinical Issues within Talent Development'. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Collins D; MacNamara Á; McCarthy N; (2015) 'Super Champions, Champions, and Almosts: Important Differences and Commonalities on the Rocky Road'. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | MacNamara Á.; Collins D. (2015) 'Profiling, exploiting, and countering psychological characteristics in talent identification and development'. Sport Psychologist, 29 (1):73-81. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | MacNamara Á; Collins D; (2015) 'Second Chances: Investigating Athletes' Experiences of Talent Transfer'. PLoS ONE, 10 (11). [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Giblin S.; Collins D.; MacNamara A.; Kiely J. (2014) '“Deliberate Preparation” as an Evidence-Based Focus for Primary Physical Education'. Quest, 66 (4):385-395. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | MacNamara Á.; Collins D. (2014) 'Why athletes say no to doping: A qualitative exploration of the reasons underpinning athletes' decision not to dope'. Performance Enhancement and Health, 3 (3-4):145-152. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Giblin, S; Collins, D; MacNamara, A; Kiely, J (2014) 'Deliberate Preparation as an Evidence-Based Focus for Primary Physical Education'. Quest, 66 :385-395. | |
| 2014 | Collins R; Collins D; MacNamara A; Jones MI; (2014) 'Change of plans: an evaluation of the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of successful talent transfer'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, 32 (17). [DOI] | |
| 2009 | Macnamara A.; Collins D. (2009) 'More than the 'X' factor! A longitudinal investigation of the psychological characteristics of developing excellence in musical development'. Music Education Research, 11 (3):377-392. [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Lebrun, F.; Collins, D.; MacNamara, À.; Rodgers, S. (2024) 'Exploring perceptions of depression: a performer perspective'. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Taylor, J.; MacNamara, Á.; Collins, D. (2023) 'The 3Ps: A tool for coach observation'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 4 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Liam Sweeney; Jamie Taylor; Aine MacNamara (2023) 'Push and Pull Factors: Contextualising Biological Maturation and Relative Age in Talent Development Systems'. Children, . [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Taylor, Jamie; MacNamara, Aine; Taylor, Robin. D (2022) 'Strategy in talent systems: Top-down and bottom-up approaches'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 4 (988631). [Link] https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.988631 | |
| 2022 | Costello, I.; Belton, S.; MacNamara, Á. (2022) 'Stand up and Fight: A Case Study of a Professional Rugby Club Negotiating a COVID-19 Crisis, a Talent Development Perspective'. Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 10 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Taylor, J.; MacNamara, Á.; Taylor, R.D. (2022) 'Strategy in talent systems: Top-down and bottom-up approaches'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 4 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Ian Costello; Sarahjane Belton; Aine MacNamara (2022) 'Stand up and Fight: A Case Study of a Professional Rugby Club Negotiating a COVID-19 Crisis, a Talent Development Perspective'. Sports, 10 (8). [Link] https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10080124 | |
| 2023 | Sweeney, L.; Cumming, S.P.; MacNamara, Á.; Horan, D. (2023) 'A tale of two selection biases: The independent effects of relative age and biological maturity on player selection in the Football Association of Ireland's national talent pathway'. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 18 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Sweeney, L.; MacNamara, A.; Horan, D. (2022) 'The Irish Football Player Pathway: Examining Stakeholder Coherence Throughout and Across the Player Development System'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, 4 . [Link] [DOI] |
Editorial
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MacNamara, A; Collins, D; Giblin, S (2015) Just let them play? Deliberate preparation as the most appropriate foundation for lifelong physical activity. LAUSANNE: ED [DOI] |
Note
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2015 | MacNamara Á.; Collins D.; Giblin S. (2015) Just let them play? Deliberate preparation as the most appropriate foundation for lifelong physical activity. NOTE [DOI] |
Review Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Collins D.; Macnamara A. (2017) Making champs and super-champs-current views, contradictions, and future directions. REV [DOI] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sweeney, L.; Taylor, J.; MacNamara, Á. (2023) Push and Pull Factors: Contextualising Biological Maturation and Relative Age in Talent Development Systems. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Nolan, David; Horgan, Peter; Macnamara, Aine; Egan, Brendan (2022) Attitudes And Practices Of Elite Strength Coaches Towards Sex-specific Needs In International Women's Rugby Union. |
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